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Iran warns it will respond ‘strongly’ to any retaliation for deadly ship attack
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Illustrative: Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh during a press conference in Tehran, on February 22, 2021. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman dismisses the “provocative” accusations that the Islamic Republic was responsible for a drone attack on an Israeli-linked ship near Oman in which a British citizen and Romanian national were killed.
Saeed Khatibzadeh says the US and UK should provide documents proving Iran was behind the strike, which Israel and Romania have also accused Tehran of carrying out.
He also warns Iran will also respond to any “possible adventure immediately and strongly,” according to the official IRNA news agency.
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